Tire.



W. PAVLIK.

TIRE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 22, 1911.

1,017,456. 7 Patented Feb. 13, 1912.

rinirnn srarns WILLIAM ravmig, or

BAYPORT, NEW YORK.

TIRE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 13, 1912.

Application file d September 22, 1911. Serial No. 650,718.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM PAVLIK, a

subject of the King of Hungary, residing at 'an inner pneumatic tube in connection with the tire, and to provide a yieldable tire that is punctureproof, non-slridding, and highly efficient for cushioning a periphery of a wheel.

Other objects of my invention are to combine rubber and springs in such a manner that the rim of the wheel will be firmly cushioned relatively to the felly of a Wheel, and to provide a tire consisting of comparatively few parts that are strong and durable and highly efficient for the purposes for which they are intended.-

With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to'be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a wheel showing the tire thereof partly broken away and partly in section, and Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the tire.

The reference numeral 1 denotes a concave felly supported by a plurality of spokes 2 from a hub 3. Mounted upon the felly 1 is a yieldable body 41, preferably made of rubber, said body having flat sides 5, a convex bottom (3 and a convex top 7 The convex bottom 6 seats in the felly 1 and the flat sides of the yieldable body are flush with 'the edges of said felly. Mounted upon the convex top 7 of the yieldable body 1 is a rim 8 that is convex-coneavo, said rim having the side edges thereof flush with the sides of the yieldable body 4. Extending through the body 4 are a plurality of bolts 9, said bolts extending through openings 10 provided therefor in the folly 1,. between the spokes 2. The bolts 9 have spherical heads 11 rotatably mounted in sockets 12 provided therefor in the'inner side 0f the rim 8. The bolts 9 are retained in position by metallic socket members 13 connected to the rim 8 by screws 14: or other fastening means. These socket members cooperate with the sockets 12 in revolubly supporting the heads 11 of the'bolts 9,-said members having openings 15 providing clearance for the bolts. The inner ends of the bolts are provided with nuts 16 and the outer faces of the nuts are rounded or beveled, as at 17 whereby the bolts can readily rotate. felly 1 is recessed, as at'18 to provide seats for the nuts '16 and it is upon the seats that the nuts 16 revolve with the bolts 9. Embedded within the yieldable body 1 are coiled compression springs 19 corresponding in number to the bolts, said springs encircling the bolts and adding resiliency to the yieldable body 4.

From. the foregoing it will be observed that the rim 8 can shift relatively to the felly 1, and that the springs 19. will cooperate with the yieldable body 4 in cushioning the rim relatively to the felly 1. The rim 8 and the folly 1 can be made of metal or any other light and durable material.

WVhat I claim is v A tire comprising a concave rim, an annular yieldable block mounted upon said rim, a convexo-concave tire mounted upon said block, socket members carried by the said block, bolts extending through said rim and said block into said socket mem- WILLIAM PAVLIK.

l/Vitnesses T Woons,

JOHN R. VVooDs.

bers, said block snugly engaging said bolts- The inner side of said tire and abutting against 

